Zambia: Disability Movement Contributes to NCC

Zambia Disability and HIV/AIDS Human Rights programme director Elijah Ngwale has said the disability movement in Zambia has submitted to the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) on the need to have various rights relating to the disabled be included in the Republican Constitution.

Mr Ngwale said 18 disabled people's organisations (DPOs) with representation from most provinces met from Thursday to Saturday last week at Capital Hotel in Lusaka where it was resolved that Article 53 clause one of the Draft Constitution be amended to address concerns of persons with disability.

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